Huron Wind

Huron Wind wind farm
Huron Wind wind farm
Country	Canada
Location	Inverhuron, Ontario near Tiverton
Coordinates	44.315988°N 81.548595°W / 44.315988; -81.548595
Status	Operational
Construction began	July 11, 2002
Commission date	December 1, 2002
Owners	BPC Generation Infrastructure Trust, Cameco Corporation and TransCanada PipeLines Limited
Power generation
Units operational	5 Vestas V80-1.8MW wind turbines
Make and model	Vestas V80-1.8MW
Nameplate capacity	9 megawatt (MW)
Capacity factor	29.9%
External links
Website	www.huronwind.com

Huron Wind is the first commercial wind farm in Ontario. It is located in the village of Inverhuron, Ontario near Tiverton, and consists of 5 Vestas V80-1.8MW wind turbines.^[1] It is next to the Bruce Power Visitor Centre, within sight of the Bruce Nuclear Generating Station, and adjacent to the larger Enbridge Ontario Wind Farm. Groundbreaking was on July 11, 2002, and it was declared officially in service on December 1, 2002.

The project is owned by a consortium of BPC Generation Infrastructure Trust, Cameco Corporation and TransCanada PipeLines Limited.

See also

• List of wind farms in Canada

References

1. "Huron Wind Fact File" (PDF). Huron Wind. Retrieved 2009-09-22.^{[dead link‍]}

External links

• Official Huron Wind site